Fly-trap.



E. H. KRAUTH & E. HAMBLIN, In.

FLY TRAP.

APPLICATION mum APR. 3, 1914.

1,1 1 9,434, Patented Dec. 1, 1914,

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lnventorj Attorneys E. H. KRAUTH & E. HAMBLIN, Jn. FLY TRAP.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 3, 1914. 1,1 19,434 Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

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EDWARD H. KRAUTH AND ED HAMBLIN, JR., F WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA.

FLY-TRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

Application filed April 3, 1914. Serial No. 829,335.

To all to]: am it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWARD H. KnAU'rn and En HAMBLIN, J r., citizens ofthe United States, residing at lVoodward, in the county of Woodward andState of Oklahoma, have invented a new and useful Fly-Trap, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to fly traps, one of its objects being to providea structure of this character having means whereby the flies areattracted into the trap and having means for receiving the flies wherethey cannot escape and where they can be reached by a torch used fordestroying them.

A further object is to provide an all metal trap, the parts of which canbe easily taken apart for the purpose of cleaning them.

Another object is to provide a trap of this character which can becheaply manufactured and which has no parts likely to get out of order.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings, the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings :-Figure 1 is a central vertical longitudinal sectionthrough the trap. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bait holder. Fig.3 is a perspective view of the screen holding frame. Fig. 4 is a sectionon an enlarged scale through a portion of the screen and its holder,said section being taken on the line A-B Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a perspectiveview of the torch.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates asubstantially frusto-conical base mounted on legs 2 or the like andprovided, near its upper end, with diametrically opposed apertures 3 forthe reception of the ends of a bail 4. This ball is engaged by a loop 5extending upwardly from a tube 6 and this tube extends through thecenter of a small upper pan 7 and a larger lower pan 8. The tube andpans are thus suspended within the base 1 so that the lower end of thetube will be supported out of contact with the surface on which the trapis mounted, while the pan 8 will be supported approximatelyin the sameplane with the bottom of the base 1.

A feed tube 9 extends through the upper portion of the base 1 anddischarges into the upper pan 7, thistube having an enlarged outer end10 into which the liquid to be used as bait is poured. This liquid willflow into the pan 7 and then overflow into the panS. a

A web 11 extends outwardly from the base 1 and has a receptacle12designed to receive a torch. This torch is preferably in the form of arod 13 having a handle 14 at one end while its other end is providedwith a corkscrew 15 adapted to engage waste or other material saturatedwith alcohol or the like. A disk 16 is slidably mounted on the rod 13and serves to close the upper end of the receptacle 12 when the torch ishoused within said receptacle. 1 i

The upper or small end of the base 1 is adapted to fit snugly within thebottom of a recelver of novel form. This receiver in cludes a bottomplate 17 having a central circular opening 18 surrounded by a flange 19which extends upwardly so as to form a tapered sleeve adapted to fitsnugly upon the base 1 and cling thereto by frictional engagementtherewith. A frusto-conical screen 20 is fitted tightly but detachablyupon the sleeve 19 and extends upwardly therefrom, there being anopening 21 at the upper end of the screen and which isof such $126 as topermit flies to pass readily therethrough.

The disk 17 has a depending annular flange 22 formed with an outstandingledge 23 at the lower edge thereof. This disk and its flange are adaptedto fit snugly within a ring 2 1 constituting one end of a frame. Thesaid frame is made up of a plurality of rings 24, 25 and 26 connected byparallel strips 27 and outstanding from the rings are prongs 28. Alongitudinally grooved strip 29 also connects the rings and thoseportions of the rings bridging the groove in strip 29 are depressed, asshown at 30. The depressions in the end rings 24.- and 26 are bridged byU-shaped fasteners 31. A screen fabric 32 is wrapped around the frameshown in Fig. 3 soas to engage the prongs 28 and the ends of this fabricare placed in engagement with prongs 33 outstanding from the groovedstrip 29 and the rod are secured by means of the fastenv ers 31. A coverdisk 35 is mounted on the top ring 26 and has an annular flange 36 whichextends around said top ring. This cover disk has a central opening 37normally closed by means of a pivoted cover 38.

The diameter of this o'pening 37 is slightly less than that of the disk16 so that, When the torch is inserted through the opening 37v v in themanner hereinafter set forth, opening 37 will be closed by the disk 16and flies thus prevented from escaping through the opening. I p

A bail 39 may be connected to the top ring 26 so as to enable thereceiver to be carried readily after being lifted 'ofi' of the base 1.pp p t In using the apparatus, the parts are assembled as hereinbeforedescribed and the bait is placed in the pans 7 and 8. This bait Willattract the flies under the base land they Will asc'en'd Within the baseand into the conical screen 20 from hich they will pass through opening2-1 into the receiver, Thus the flies Will be trapped and, When it isdesired to destroy them, it merely becomes necessary to ignite the torchand insertit through the opening 37, disk 16 closing the opening toprevent the escape of the flies.

It will be seen that the several parts of the trap can be readily takenapart for the purpose of cleaning them or replacing Worn or brokenpieces.

/Vhat is claiined is l 1 A trap including a base having an inlet in thebottom thereof and an outlet at the top, a bait holder suspended Withinthe base, a receiver having an opening in the bottom thereofforreceiving the upper end of the base, said receiver including a frame, ascreen fabric detachably engaging the frame, a cover disk closing theupper end ofthe receiver, and a frusto-conical screen extending aroundthe inlet in the bottom of the receiver. x a

2. A trap including a base having an inlet at the bottom and an outletat the top, a receiver supported by the base and having an inlet openinginto which the open outlet end of the. base projects, a frusto-c'o'nicalscreen ivithin tlji'e receiver and extending around the inlet thereof,superposed bait pans detachably hu ng'vvithin the base, the upper panbeing of less diameter than the lower pan, and, means for-directingliqnid through one side of the base and into the upper pan. r I

3. The combination ij'vith a base having an outlet at the top thereofand means for holding bait Within the base, said base being open at itsbottom, of a receiver including a bottom disk having an inlet opening, asleeve surrounding the opening, a frustoconical screen binding upon thesleeve and extending upwardly from the bottom disk, a frame exte dingaround and frictionally engaging the bottom disk, outstandingprojecti'ons on the frame, a semen fabric enga g1 ing theprojections andhaving lapping ends, means for binding saidlei' d's Upon the fraine,said means being detachable, and means for closing the upper end of thereceiver.

In testimony that ive claim the foregoing as our own, as have heretoafliXe'd 'our signatures in the presence of two Witnesses.

EDWARD H, I KRAUTH. ED HAMBLIN, JR.

Witnesses RALPH F. GASTON, L. LEONARf).

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